Little Miss Mya » A Family Blog

Kid’s say the darndest things and it’s true.  Toddler rants are made up of some truth, a little bit of imagination and alot of humor and it tickles me.  I really wish I could remember all of the things that comes out of Little Miss Mya’s mouth, but I can’t.  I couldn’t even remember where my keys were the other day and I told Mya that if we couldn’t find the keys, we weren’t leaving the house.  Forty five minutes later, I heard Mya in our bedroom storming out into the living room screamin’, “I found it, I found it!!!!”  Up until that point, I had given up.  I took my shoes off and turned the A/C back on because I was tired of looking in the same places ten thousand times.  Yeah, I failed.  So, because I fail time and time again to remember where my keys are, I wanted to make sure I write down some of Mya’s blurbs so it wouldn’t be forgotten.  The little things like her favorite color, her likes and dislikes and of course, some of the darndest things she has said that her kids will one day appreciate hearing about.

1.  Scenario:  Mommy wanted to try on some clothes.  Mommy and Mya in the dressing room.  Mya says out loud,  ”Mommy, are those your boobies???”

2.  Scenario:  Mommy and Mya next in line to make a purchase.  Lady with a mullet in front of us.  Mya curiously asks, “Mommy, is that a boy or a girl???”

3.  “Why?” 

4.  Scenario: Daddy playing video games.  Daddy lost.  Daddy lets out a monstrous sigh and a loud grunt.  Mya asks, “Daddy, what’s the problem???”

5.  “Why?”

6.  “Mommy, I want you and daddy to be marry, so I can be a flower girl.”

7.  ”Why?”

Here are some pictures of our trip to Kansas.  Despite the smiles in the photos, this trip was not a vacation.  We made this trip to lay a great man to rest, my grandfather who past away on June 29th, 2009.  As sad as we all are to see him go, his passing brought our entire family together. If you’re a person that tries to find the positives of a given situation, our family reuniting was the positive in this situation.  Mya was able to revisit and meet everyone from my side of the family.  Our days in Kansas were mixed with tears and smiles.  My grandfathers passing reinforces my feelings about the importance of family.  While we mourned, we wanted Mya to enjoy the time with family we don’t get to see enough.  Enjoy our happier moments in Kansas…

-Al

Here are a couple of pictures that Mya had with my grandfather when we visited in ’06.  I’m glad we were able to make that visit even though Mya was just seven months old and was too young to remember anything.  We’ll always have these pictures to show her when she is old enough to understand.

This is Kansas…nothing but flat land, cornfields, farms and cows…

 We stayed in Alexa’s room where she had a frog habitat built right outside her bedroom window.  At night, we turned on the lamp to attract insects and bugs.  The frogs would jump towards the window and with it’s slimy webbed hands and feet, they would cling to the window to eat the insects and bugs one by one.  It was pretty neat!

One thing that Navy has never seen were fireflies also known as lightning bugs.  There were thousands of them in a field just beyond Cecil and Patty’s backyard.  It was an amazing sight to see!

Aunt Melva and Mya gettin’ in some Q.T.

Are you ready for a throwdown?  Clif and Cecil claimed to be kings of the bbq, so we had to host a throwdown family style with baby back ribs.  Judging was based on tenderness and flavor.  In a very close decision, Cecil pulled out a victory by just a few points!  Since I’m the real bbq champion, he can battle me next!

Shelia with her childhood friends, Tabby and Angie…

My Dad and my Aunt Susan…

Mya really took to her cousins, Alexa, McKenzie and especially Adriyel.  This was the scene the last couple of days.  She had McKenzie and Adriyel singing “Wow Wow Wubzy” all the way back to Ohio!

Jordyn!

 Cousin Pamela and Jordyn…

Cecil and Patty had a chocolate lab named Tank who kept Mya on her toes.  She was so frightened by just his size alone and would make sure that Tank was locked up in his kennel before entering any room in the house.  That’s a problem, because this is the type of dog I would love to have! 

Going, going….back, back…to Cali, Cali!  Yeah…please excuse Miss Mya’s wardrobe malfunction and bad hair day…

The flight attendant thought Mya was so good on the plane, she decided to give her a pilot’s wing!  Mya loved the whole flying experience.   We may have a pilot on our hands…

I wanted to wish everyone a safe and wonderful 4th of July weekend this weekend.  We will be traveling out of state due to a death in the family, so I won’t be able to update the blog within the next week.  I also wanted to let everyone know that I am still alive and kicking despite the lack of posts!  Don’t fret – I look forward to posting upon my return as I have lots of great sessions to post!  Happy 4th of July from our family to yours!